implement desktop shortcut creation. windows code not tested.

util/userutil.cpp

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+#include "userutil.h"
+
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
+#include "osutils.h"
+#include "pathutils.h"
+
+// Win32 crap
+#if WINDOWS
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winnls.h>
+#include <shobjidl.h>
+#include <objbase.h>
+#include <objidl.h>
+#include <shlguid.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
+
+bool called_coinit = false;
+
+HRESULT CreateLink(LPCSTR linkPath, LPCWSTR targetPath, LPCWSTR args)
+{
+    HRESULT hres;
+
+    if (!called_coinit)
+    {
+        hres = CoInitialize(NULL);
+        called_coinit = true;
+
+        if (!SUCCEEDED(hres))
+        {
+            qWarning("Failed to initialize COM. Error 0x%08X", hres);
+            return hres;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    IShellLink* link;
+    hres = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_ShellLink, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IShellLink, (LPVOID*)&link);
+
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
+    {
+        IPersistFile* persistFile;
+
+        link->SetPath(targetPath);
+        link->SetArguments(args);
+
+        hres = link->QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile, (LPVOID*)&persistFile);
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hres))
+        {
+            WCHAR wstr[MAX_PATH];
+
+            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, linkPath, -1, wstr, MAX_PATH);
+
+            hres = persistFile->Save(wstr, TRUE);
+            persistFile->Release();
+        }
+        link->Release();
+    }
+    return hres;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+QString Util::getDesktopDir()
+{
+    return QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation);
+}
+
+// Cross-platform Shortcut creation
+bool Util::createShortCut(QString location, QString dest, QStringList args, QString name, QString icon)
+{
+#if LINUX
+    location = PathCombine(location, name + ".desktop");
+    qDebug("location: %s", qPrintable(location));
+
+    QFile f(location);
+    f.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);
+    QTextStream stream(&f);
+
+    QString argstring;
+    if (!args.empty())
+        argstring = " '" + args.join("' '") + "'";
+
+    stream << "[Desktop Entry]" << "\n";
+    stream << "Type=Application" << "\n";
+    stream << "TryExec=" << dest.toLocal8Bit() << "\n";
+    stream << "Exec=" << dest.toLocal8Bit() << argstring.toLocal8Bit() << "\n";
+    stream << "Name=" << name.toLocal8Bit() << "\n";
+    stream << "Icon=" << icon.toLocal8Bit() << "\n";
+
+    stream.flush();
+    f.close();
+
+    f.setPermissions(f.permissions() | QFileDevice::ExeOwner | QFileDevice::ExeGroup | QFileDevice::ExeOther);
+
+    return true;
+#elif WINDOWS
+    QFile file(path, name + ".lnk");
+    WCHAR *file_w;
+    WCHAR *dest_w;
+    WCHAR *args_w;
+    file.fileName().toWCharArray(file_w);
+    dest.toWCharArray(dest_w);
+    args.toWCharArray(args_w);
+    return SUCCEEDED(CreateLink(file_w, dest_w, args_w));
+#else
+    qWarning("Desktop Shortcuts not supported on your platform!");
+    return false;
+#endif
+}

util/userutil.h

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+#ifndef USERUTIL_H
+#define USERUTIL_H
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace Util
+{
+    // Get the Directory representing the User's Desktop
+    QString getDesktopDir();
+
+    // Create a shortcut at *location*, pointing to *dest* called with the arguments *args*
+    // call it *name* and assign it the icon *icon*
+    // return true if operation succeeded
+    bool createShortCut(QString location, QString dest, QStringList args, QString name, QString iconLocation);
+}
+
+#endif // USERUTIL_H